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Former CJIs Give Contradictory Views on Simultaneous Elections

February 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 12: Contradictory opinions have been given by some former Chief Justices of India on the simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and all the state Assemblies in the country under the Narendra Modi government’s “one nation, one election” proposal. Appearing on Thursday before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) reviewing the […]

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BJP Gives Notice for Expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament

February 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 12: In a move that may have serious political repercussions, a BJP Member of the Lok Sabha, Nishikant Dubey on Thursday initiated a formal process for a “substantive motion” in the Lok Sabha against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, which can theoretically lead to Gandhi’s expulsion by majority vote. Giving […]

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WhatsApp banned: As Meta ‘defies’ local laws, Russia promotes state-backed Max

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In a messaging app crackdown, Russia has fully blocked the US-based messaging platform WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, over what the Kremlin described as the company’s ‘failure’ to comply with local laws. The crackdown on the platform having around 100 million Russian subscribers, comes amid a broader push by authorities […]

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Defence: India plans to acquire 114 Rafales worth Rs. 3.25 lakh crore from France

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s three-day visit to India from February 17, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday gave initial clearance for a mega-deal to induct of 114 Rafale fighter aircraft with planned production in India through technology transfer from the original manufacturer, Dassault […]

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Roving Periscope: Immigrants have “colonized” the UK, says billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid speculations that Labour MP Shabana Mahmood could become the United Kingdom’s first Muslim woman Prime Minister, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that immigrants have “colonized” the country. He suggested the Prime Minister was “too nice” to do “difficult things” to stabilise the country’s economy, the media reported […]

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BJP Complaints Led to Deletion of “Doubtful Voters” in Assam: CM

February 11, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Complaints filed by the BJP workers led to the deletion of names of many “doubtful voters” during the recent Special Revision of Assam’s electoral rolls, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. More than 2.43 lakh voters’ names appearing in the draft rolls published on December 27, 2025, were deleted […]

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Puri Hits Back Rahul for Linking him with Epstein Files

February 11, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 11: The Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday hit back at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over mentioning of his name in the Epstein Files clarifying that he only met the late and disgraced American financier “on a few occasions (and) as part of a […]

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Rahul – Rijiju Exchange Heated Words as LoP Termed India-US Trade Deal a “Wholesale Surrender”

February 11, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 11: The Lok Sabha witnessed a heated exchange between Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi after the latter alleged that the government has “sold Bharat Mata” through the India-U.S. interim trade deal and that it was a “wholesale surrender” with India’s energy […]

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Islamabad: “The US used Pakistan, then threw it away like toilet paper,” says Def. Min. Khawaja Asif!

February 11, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Pakistan’s controversial Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted Islamabad’s past alignment with the United States, accusing Washington of “exploiting” the Southeast Asian nation for its strategic interests and then discarding it “like a piece of toilet paper” after its objectives were met, the media reported on Wednesday. Speaking in Pakistan’s […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid existential crisis, Iran ‘celebrates’ the 1979 Islamic Revolution

February 11, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for national unity as his troubled theocracy, facing an unprecedented existential crisis for the first time, ‘celebrated’ the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the media reported on Wednesday. He also said Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, and apologized for his government’s shortcomings. […]

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